Chapter 159

Finally, the magistrate couldn't resist any longer and went to take a look. He glanced at the painting:

"This, this, this isn't Lin—"

"Shh... Magistrate, watch your words..."

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate quickly covered his mouth.

The magistrate originally intended to refer to a woman named 'Lin Qingyan', or rather, 'Jingzhe'.

After all, with blonde hair, a tail, black stockings, and a white coat, it fits these characteristics, but since we don't know its specific appearance and can only describe it in profile, wouldn't it be seven or eight parts similar to Jingzhe?

But Jingzhe's identity is no ordinary one. This woman belongs to the Tianshi Mansion and is currently an official under the Dali Temple of the Yan Country.

If this isn't handled properly, it could really turn into a situation where someone is accusing this official.

How could a mere county magistrate like him possibly offend such a person?

"Cough..."

The magistrate wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said, "Is there... perhaps something wrong?"

"Of course, of course..."

The painter nodded hastily, "That person... cough... how could they possibly do such a vile thing? Of course, we were mistaken, Your Honor, please don't be alarmed..."

The painter quickly added a few more strokes until the woman in the portrait, who originally bore a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to Jingzhe, became completely unrelated. Only then did the painter hand the portrait over to the county magistrate.

Upon seeing this, the magistrate nodded in satisfaction.

Although he accidentally pulled out a few hairs while stroking his beard, he was probably quite frightened.

"Then let it be."

The magistrate calmed himself down before saying, "Guards! Take this arrest warrant and go apprehend the wanted criminal!"

Zofia was hiding behind the inner wall of the hut, peeking out.

Every time someone passed by, Zofia would quickly pull her head back.

The passerby walked past without turning his head, showing no intention of barging into the small house to arrest the criminal.

Zofia breathed a sigh of relief and then poked her head out again.

This situation continued until Centaurea suddenly appeared beside her and said, "What are you doing here Former Young Lady?"

"Of course we're here to see if anyone comes to arrest us! Didn't Mr. Chen Ran say that this... World within a painting is exactly the same as the real world? So maybe even the cavalry guards will come."

"This is the Higashi. It's not called a cavalry regiment; it should be called a government office."

Centaurea sighed and said, "Don't be foolish, Former Young Lady. I just checked, no one is coming."

"... Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Zofia couldn't help but roll her eyes and shrink back. "Centaurea, don't you have the ability to Time Stop? You should be the one to go. Anyway, you can just run away after you've beaten them up, and no one will be able to see you."

"Huh...? Me? But that's too disgusting, I don't want to go."

Centaurea declined.

"Do you think I want to go?!"

Zofia muttered a few words before turning her head and asking, "But where is Miss Xi? Isn't this her Worldline? What is she doing?"

The aristocratic education she received from a young age prevented Zofia from doing anything as arrogant as saying, "Go do this or that."

But you can't make me the sucker while you sit on the sidelines pretending to be carefree.

With that thought in mind, Zofia walked straight to a room in the courtyard and reached out to knock on the door to ask what Xi was doing.

Then, Centaurea popped up from the side again. "Former Young Lady, have you thought this through? Maybe that lecherous Demons is playing bondage with that Miss Xi right now."

Zofia: "..."

Upon hearing this, Zofia's hand trembled slightly.

But then I thought about it again.

She had even seen what Centaurea and Chen Ran did... that... skillful thing, it was just bondage play, what was there to be embarrassed about?

Even so, Zofia blushed, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door again.

Then Zofia paused, looked up at the sky, then looked down at the ground for a while, before silently retreating.

"The Former Young Lady?"

This time, it was Centaurea's turn to be a little confused.

I had already imagined your reaction as Former Young Lady —whether it would be shyness or excitement—but I really don't understand your reaction now.

Confused, Centaurea walked to the door and peered inside.

Then they saw that the several ribbons inside were indeed binding something, but that thing was not Xi, but... Ayao.

Yes, Ayao.

That was a creature created by Xi, resembling a puppy.

But Ayao, whose limbs were tied with silk ribbons, was being pulled apart in mid-air, and Ah Ayao even showed a shy expression...

Centaurea: "..."

Everything went black.

Centaurea also quietly withdrew, then went to the pool next to her and began to wash her eyes.